HP-17B

HP-17B

HP-17B
Type	Business
Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard
Introduced	1988
Discontinued	1990
Cost	$110
Calculator
Entry mode	Algebraic, RPN
Display type	LCD
Display size	131×16
CPU
Processor	Saturn (Lewis)
Frequency	1 MHz
Programming
User memory	8 KB
Firmware memory	64 KB of ROM
Other
Power supply	3 button sized cells
Weight	4.25 oz
Dimensions	14.7 cm length, 7.8 cm width, 1.5 cm height.[1]

HP-17B is an algebraic entry financial and business calculator manufactured by Hewlett-Packard, introduced on 4 January 1988 along with the HP-19B, HP-27S and the HP-28S. It was a simplified business model, like the 19B. There were two versions, the US one working in English only, and the international one with a choice of six languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese).

HP-17B

HP-17B code name was Trader and it belonged to the Pioneer series of Hewlett-Packard calculators.^[2] It had a 131×16 LCD dot matrix, 22×2 characters, menu-driven display,^[3] used a Saturn processor and had a memory of 8000 bytes, of which 6750 bytes were available to the user for variable and equation storage. The HP-17B had a clock with alarm that allowed for basic agenda capabilities, as well an infrared port for printing to some Hewlett-Packard infrared printers.

HP 17BII

The 17B was replaced by the HP 17BII (F1638A) (code name Trader II) in January 1990, which added RPN entry.

HP 17bII+

The 17BII was replaced by the HP 17bII+ in 2003. Two significantly different case variants of the 17bII+ exist. The newer 17bII+ (F2234A), introduced in 2007, with Sunplus Technology SPLB31A CPU was developed and is manufactured by Kinpo Electronics.^[4]

References

1. "Hp-17B/17Bii/17B+".
2. "Frank Balzer's HP Calculator Collection". www.fbalzer.de. Archived from the original on 2002-01-30.
3. "Hp-17B/17Bii/17B+". Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
4. "Kinpo Electronics | the most trusted partner in manufacturing".

External links

• HP page of Christoph Gießelink scripts for the HP-17B and more
• "HP 17bII+ Virtual Calculator". Hewlett Packard. 2012-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2017-09-17.